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I have had mine for a while now. I use to use it in a band situation, I remember the last time we played, had a good sound man who would change levels for solos and such. It was the first time I could really hear what I was playing, and that little amp sounded sweet (the actual guitar playing is a whole nother thing :-)!
It's a great little rig, sounds great with a Dano too. My only beef was no reverb, but it's the only amp that has sounded good enough that I could look past that so far.
I tried it with a 4 x 12 Marshall cabinet and it didn't seem to sound good, may have just been that cabinet though.
My son uses it in his band now, and so far it's been very reliable too.
I also have a red knob Twin, and an old Peavy Artist (1 x12", 120 watts, tube power, lousy sound, but built like a rock). Being the lightest by far it's the one that goes out the most, which now, is just jams at a friends house.

Telepbrman here, and over the past years I have had 2 Black ones, 1 Blonde, and 3 Tweed; 6 of them. I play Buchanan style Tele and my current rig is 2 of the Tweed Pro Junior's, nano verb to split em', Deja Vibe, Blues Driver, and DM-4 Delay. The Pro Junior is currently first in line of the Fender tube amps, and it's first, because it is a prue Fender tone monster....

I bought a 1998 black tolex/brown speaker version that was NOS in the back of one of my favorite music stores (Buzzo's Music in my hometown, Geneseo, NY). I got it at '98 prices, so I couldn't pass it up. It's a great amp with a unique tone. My impression is that it sounds somewhere between tweed and brown. It's small, light, and surprisingly loud. I seldom get the chance to crank it into natural OD because I live in the city. It sounds real nice clean though, too. However, it's not the most quiet amp I own in terms of background hiss, even after a trip back for warranty repair that cured an unreasonable degree of hum. My old 1950's Gibson GA-5 Skylark and the 1970's Fender Princeton that I just bought are much quieter -- perhaps a real benefit of point-to-point wiring?

Anyway, the PJ offers a unique sound that I love at a price I love. They oughta come in pairs...

I bought one almost as soon as they hit the stores in 1994, an original tweed model with blue speaker. I was immediately attracted to its vintage good lucks, and liked the idea of a little tube practice amp, unlike the fake tube "valvestate" Marshalls, etc. Little did I know how loud this little monster is! I notice the tone is considerably darker than my '63 Bandmaster. Others have commented on the "boxiness" of the tone, which is a good description. Makes it sounds tighter. My '62 reissue Japanese Tele sounds exactly like Steve Cropper through the PJ. I am seriously thinking of buying a second tweed Pro Junior, and doubling them up for gigs.

I bought one almost as soon as they hit the stores in 1994, an original tweed model with blue speaker. I was immediately attracted to its vintage good lucks, and liked the idea of a little tube practice amp, unlike the fake tube "valvestate" Marshalls, etc. Little did I know how loud this little monster is! I notice the tone is considerably darker than my '63 Bandmaster. Others have commented on the "boxiness" of the tone, which is a good description. Makes it sounds tighter. My '62 reissue Japanese Tele sounds exactly like Steve Cropper through the PJ. I am seriously thinking of buying a second tweed Pro Junior, and doubling them up for gigs.

hi guys!
yes, a great little amp, and one of my favourites of the current fender-line!
hey beatcomber!
i have the same rig as you (ī62 tele custom ri + tweed pj)! well, amongst others i might add ;)
been using the pj with my ROCK band lately - stock, expect i changed the speaker to a jensen c10q (for more clarity at higher volumes/with a stompbox). the guys couldnīt believe i was NOT using an extension-cabinet!
you can hear me playing my pj and a fulldrive2 on "zu schwer" on our bandīs page!
cheers - C.
p.s.: there already WAS a pro-junior-club on the fdp...but itīs wallowing somewhere in "next-50-land" ;)

Yeah, I've bought a fair amount of gear from Buzzo's Music over the years. I still have the great Guild S-300 that I bought new from him for under $250 back in 1979. I just treated it to a new setup from TK, who works out of my other favorite music store, Strings and Things, near my current home in Memphis. The new AmSe Tele that I bought from them a few months ago sounds like it was made to go with the Pro Jr at any volume.

They're great little amps. I've got...umm...three tweeds right now. One has a blue frame speaker and lives at our practice space. Another's in my living room. The third is still slated to become a home for a 5F1/5F2 project when I get around to it. The chassis from that one will likely make it's way into a custom made head cabinet.

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